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Alex Wagner

Editorial Director of News and Content for PhoneDog Media. Arsenal, beer, video games. Can be followed on Twitter at @alw. I participate in the Amazon Associates program, which means I may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links.

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BlackBerry Torch 9800 official on AT&T website

Following the FCC's lead, AT&T has decided to out the BlackBerry Torch 9800 before RIM's official announcement today.  The device just appeared on AT&T's website, right on the home page. ...

Verizon offering "Unlimited Any Mobile" plans in Texas, Louisiana

Verizon has unveiled some new promotional plans for select users in Texas and Louisiana, and boy are they interesting.  Perhaps feeling a little hit from Sprint and their Any Mobile options, Verizon...

BlackBerry 9800 slides through FCC, will probably be called Torch

While Research In Motion won't be unveiling the BlackBerry Bold/Torch 9800 slider for another hour or so, the FCC has decided to go ahead and give us a sneak peek.  The 9800 appeared on the FCC's...

HTC EVO 4G getting Android 2.2 starting now

It's not quite August 3rd just yet, but HTC and Sprint have decided to go ahead and start rolling out the Android 2.2 update to EVO owners.  As stated in the announcement post last week, the upgrade...

Nokia's version of MeeGo UI shown off on video

The Nokia-flavored version of MeeGo has leaked in the form of a one-and-a-half minute video, and it looks like the phone manufacturer may have a winner on their hands.  The video shows off starting...

Android continues growth in first half 2010, but iPhone is most desired

Nielsen, the go-to source when you've got a statistic-hungry mind, released a report today on the smartphone market in the first half of 2010.  Android, which experienced 866 percent sales growth...

Rumor: Motorola Sage leaks, packs MOTOBLUR and a physical keyboard

Remember the other day when we saw an FCC filing for a Motorola device called the "Sage" that appeared to be destined for AT&T?  The device has reportedly been spotted in the wild hanging out...

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile team up to expand NFC payments

Using your cell phone to make payments is not a new idea, but the technology has just gotten a huge jolt of support.  AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are going to team up to promote near field...

Verizon: Motorola DROID won't get mobile hotspot or tethering features

The Android 2.2 coming to Motorola's DROID is certainly one of the more anticipated Android events in recent memory, but this news may dampen that excitement a bit.  Verizon announced today that the...

Android Q2 2010 sales up 886 percent compared to one year ago

It's clear that Android has grown in the last year, but it's been tough to actually measure that growth except when Google occasionally announces numbers.  A recent report from Canalys, however,...

Microsoft COO: Windows Phone 7 coming to U.S. in November

Windows Phone 7 is perhaps one of Microsoft's most anticipated releases in recent memory, and this morning the release window for the OS got considerably smaller.  Microsoft COO Kevin Turner...

Sprint adds WiMAX to Michigan, Delaware, Florida, expands in California

Sprint's WiMAX coverage has steadily been growing since its initial release, and today the 4G goodness has hit even more cities in the U.S.  WiMAX now available in three new states, with new cities...

Verizon begins DROID 2 training, full training guide leaks

While there still isn't any solid news of a release date for the Motorola DROID 2, we do know that Verizon employees have now begun training with the device.  The folks over at Droid Life have...

United Arab Emirates blocking BlackBerry services on October 11th

Some companies may consider smartphones, especially ones with cameras, to be a security threat, but this news takes that to a whole new level.  The United Arab Emirates has announced that...

iPhone 4 jailbreak now available

It's been a long time coming (at least in tech world time), but the new jailbreak for all iPhones, including the iPhone 4, is now available.  The process is a little different than the methods we've...

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